This announcement follows on from the joint announcement in March 2021 by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science, and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The ministers announced that, from the start of the 2021 to 2022 academic year, international protection applicants who have permission to work and are seeking to access PLC courses will no longer have to pay international fees of €3,600. Today is another step on the journey to help more people access further and higher education in Ireland.